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...June tempers were at the snapping point. Six Italian cruisers and 16 smaller craft steamed into the harbor of Durazzo and Albanian troops started digging trenches on the hillside. Two British officers, Major General Sir Jocelyn Percy and a Major Cripps, instructors to the Albanian gendarmery, did more than anything else to prevent an open break. The cruisers were withdrawn, and last week reason returned to Puppet Zog. He was persuaded by Benito Mussolini to accept a handsome loan with which to buy more munitions from Italy. Ten thousand Italian settlers will be admitted and Italian officers will continue...
Without firing the customary salute, without notice of any kind to King Zog, the Italian squadron of 19 war boats entered the Albanian harbor of Durazzo and cast anchor. Scared Albanians begged particulars which Admiral Cantu, somewhat embarrassed, seemed unable to give. "The relations between Italy and Albania are so friendly," he asserted, "that there is nothing unusual about our visit, sudden though...
This assurance was repeated by Italy's Minister to King Zog but Albanian Foreign Minister Jafer Gila, hopping mad, protested: "Only the immediate departure of the Italian fleet can remove the bad impression caused by so many warships...
...both France and England interfered (TIME, Jan. 16), forced the Dictator to back down. Since then Italy's convenient "loans" have stopped, King Zog has been tightening Albania's belt. Last week His Majesty said a stiff good-by to Italian General Pariani, long attached to the Albanian Government in the capacity of kibitzer extraordinary and unofficial boss (officially he was "Military Adviser to Albania"). Back to Italy also went Archbishop Delia Pietra to confer with Pope Pius XI about King Zog's recent bold closing of Italian schools throughout Albania. According to members of His Grace...
...probably U. S. Minister to Jugoslavia Dr. John Dyneley Prince who prides himself on being able to talk with almost any other diplomat in the latter's native tongue. Once, at a Belgrade diplomatic soiree, Dr. Prince realized that he was stumped, could not talk to the Albanian Minister in Albanian. Casually they chatted in Turkish. Later the Albanian Minister said with difficulty to a U. S. matron in Albanian English: "What a strange you Americans are! What a silly! You hire a Turk to be your Minister to Jugoslavia! To me it is a sorry but I could...